First, what purpose does an LBGTQ flag being displayed in front of a Christian church have? Is the church for gays only? Would it be right for a Christian church with a black congregation display a Black Lives Matter flag or an all white Christian church display a Confederate flag? In my mind there is no difference, they all promote division which is polar opposite to Christian doctrine! I see this as a clear representation of the ongoing deterioration of our society.
We won't change.'įor this to be happening in our nation is an abomination. Eileen Gebbie, the senior minister at United Church of Christ who happens to be gay herself, said, 'It doesn't feel good. Martinez ripped down the flag and walked it over to Dangerous Curves Gentleman's Club, where police say he was a regular.' 'Rev.
Quotes from the article: 'An Iowa man was sentenced to serve 16 years behind bars after he tore down a rainbow flag symbolizing gay pride from the front of a church and burned it.Īdolfo Martinez, 30, was found guilty of a felony hate crime and third-degree harassment after he tore down the pride flag displayed in front of the United Church of Christ in Ames, Iowa.
I'm writing to express my disbelief at the following Washington Examiner news article by Madison Dibble: 'Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for burning church's pride flag' ().
